The most recent financial statements for Assouad, Inc., are shown here: Income Statement Balance Sheet Sales $ 11,100 Current assets $ 5,400 Current liabilities $ 3,300 Costs 7,900 Fixed assets 10,200 Long-term debt 4,820 Taxable income $ 3,200 Equity 7,480 Taxes (24%) 768 Total $ 15,600 Total $ 15,600 Net income $ 2,432 Assets, costs, and current liabilities are proportional to sales. Long-term debt and equity are not. The company maintains a constant 40 percent dividend payout ratio. As with every other firm in its industry, next year’s sales are projected to increase by exactly 17 percent. What is the external financing needed?

For calculating the external financing , we first have to take out what the sales , cost , asset , liability will be when the sales of the company increases by 17%, so now we have to calculate all the values -

SALES = $11,100 X 1.17 ( multiplying by 17% because of increase in sale)

= $12,987

COST = $7900 X 1.17 (multiplying by 17%)

= $9243

INCOME BEFORE TAX = SALES - COST

= $12,987 - $9243

= $3744

TAXES AT 24% ON TAXABLE INCOME OF $3744

= .24 X $3744 =$ 898.56

Now subtracting this amount from taxable income

$3744 - $898.56 = $2,845.44

Next step would be of paying dividend payout ratio from it

40% of $2,845.44 = .40 x $2845.44

= $1138.176

RETAINED EARNINGS = Taxable income - Dividend payout

= $2845.44 - $1138.176

= $1707.264

NOW TOTAL ASSETS WOULD BE = $15,600(5400+10200) X 1.17

= $18,252

IT IS GIVEN IN THE QUESTION THAT COST, ASSET, LIABILITY(CURRENT) ARE ALL PROPORTIONAL TO SALES.

CURRENT LIABILITY = $3300 X 1.17

= $3861

TOTAL COST = LONG TERM LIABILITY + CURRENT LIABILITY

=$4820 + $3861

= $8681

TOTAL EQUITY EQUAL = $7480 + $1707.264 (RETAINED EARNINGS)

= $9187.264

EXTERNAL FINANCING = ASSET - LIABILITY - EQUITY

= $18,252 - $8681 - $9187.264

= $383.736